A network engineer is explaining to a colleague how data is encapsulated when a web request is sent from a browser to a server. Which of the following correctly describes the encapsulation order from the application layer down to the link layer?

HTTP data → TCP segment → IP packet → Ethernet frame

TCP segment → HTTP data → IP packet → Ethernet frame

HTTP data → IP packet → TCP segment → Ethernet frame

Ethernet frame → IP packet → TCP segment → HTTP data

When a host wants to send a packet to another host on the same local network, how does it determine the destination MAC address?

It uses the destination IP address as the MAC address.

It queries a DNS server for the MAC address.

It sends an ARP request broadcast asking for the MAC address associated with the destination IP address.

It sends the frame to the default gateway's MAC address.

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Concepts of TCP/IP and the Link Layer GCIA Practice Questions (Page 9)

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A network engineer is explaining to a colleague how data is encapsulated when a web request is sent from a browser to a server. Which of the following correctly describes the encapsulation order from the application layer down to the link layer?
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When a host wants to send a packet to another host on the same local network, how does it determine the destination MAC address?
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A network engineer is explaining to a colleague how data is encapsulated when a web request is sent from a browser to a server. Which of the following correctly describes the encapsulation order from the application layer down to the link layer?

When a host wants to send a packet to another host on the same local network, how does it determine the destination MAC address?

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